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Wreaths honor those who gave all

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nook helicopter had been shot down in Afghani- “We’re here so you can … remember not their who had a selfless, humble attitude that even amassed about 910,000 wreaths that were placed
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her son was one of them. 6H\PRXU$LU)RUFH%DVH1& of the largest fundraising groups was the Civil Air
Memories Patrol, which helped bring in about one-third of
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her that Daniel was on that helicopter, as he and had 9-month-old twin daughters at the time. “We’re very privileged to do this.”
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battle against insurgents. er,” she said. “It was always a really special time “We got the knock on the front door and the 7KHDQQXDOHYHQWVWDUWHGLQZLWK
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“It was a horrible feeling,” she recalled of the door, I could see the gleaming silver cross,” Pat had enough wreaths for every headstone at Ar-
$XJLQFLGHQW³<RXUKHDUWMXVWVLQNV´ Emily, 20, sat on a blanket in front of David’s said of the insignia of the chaplain who would tell lington.
headstone as she reminisced about her 24-year- them the tragic news.
Zerbe and her family laid a wreath on Dan- old brother and his “goofy smile.” “We did this and then the American people
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ably be here all day,” she said. “I wish he was
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bers of fallen troops and volunteers who placed him to be here.” ell, 26, were only two young men of countless volunteers were asked to do when recognizing
more than 240,000 wreaths on the white marble RWKHUVZKRGLHGGHIHQGLQJWKHFRXQWU\1RQHRI those buried in Arlington.
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their respect for those who gave all. FDOOHG PHPRULHV RI WKHLU VRQ &DSW7KRPDV “Please read the name out loud,” Worcester
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“All of these people don’t get to come home when we stop breathing and the last time when a
for Christmas,” Zerbe said. “It’s our way to honor “All of these people don’t get to come home for Christmas. It’s our way to human being mentions our name out loud.”
and remember what they did for all of us.” honor and remember what they did for all of us.”

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